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Undid revision 1309347902 by BarrelProof (talk) This summarizes the "Reception" section. It was praised for its architecture
[td]New York Life officials bought the site in 1886, and work began in early 1887. When the building opened, it hosted numerous banks and law firms. In 1895, New York Life completed an annex, which burned down in 1913. Three New York businessmen bought the building in 1924, but New York Life took back ownership in 1931 and renovated the structure. The Granthurst Realty Company bought the building in 1944, and [[Transcontinental & Western Air]] and [[Waddell & Reed]] occupied large amounts of space in the mid-20th century. Stanley J. Bushman bought the New York Life Building in 1981, with plans to renovate it. The building was abandoned for much of the 1990s following a failed attempt to convert it into apartments. Local utility fìrm [[Aquila, Inc.|UtiliCorp]] (later Aquila) moved its downtown headquarters into the building in 1996 after renovating the structure. Aquila moved out of the building in 2007, and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph]] purchased it in 2010, using the structure as administrative offices.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The building has an "H"-shaped plan, with two pairs of 10-story wings connected by a central 12-story tower. The wings originally flanked [[light court]]s to the north and south, though the northern light court was replaced with additional office space during the 1990s renovation. The Ninth Street and Baltimore Avenue facades are clad in brick and brownstone and are elaborately decorated, with multiple tiers of arched windows. The main entrance on Ninth Street is topped by a bronze sculpture of an eagle sculpted by [[Louis Saint-Gaudens]]. Its [[superstructure]] consists of [[cast iron]] columns and exterior [[load-bearing wall]]s. The interior spans {{Convert|200,000|ft2}}, with wood decorations, a marble lobby with a [[barrel vault]]ed ceiling, mosaic-tiled corridors, and 400 rooms on the upper stories.[/td]
[td]The building has an "H"-shaped plan, with two pairs of 10-story wings connected by a central 12-story tower. The wings originally flanked [[light court]]s to the north and south, though the northern light court was replaced with additional office space during the 1990s renovation. The Ninth Street and Baltimore Avenue facades are clad in brick and brownstone and are elaborately decorated, with multiple tiers of arched windows. The main entrance on Ninth Street is topped by a bronze sculpture of an eagle sculpted by [[Louis Saint-Gaudens]]. Its [[superstructure]] consists of [[cast iron]] columns and exterior [[load-bearing wall]]s. The interior spans {{Convert|200,000|ft2}}, with wood decorations, a marble lobby with a [[barrel vault]]ed ceiling, mosaic-tiled corridors, and 400 rooms on the upper stories. Over the years, the New York Life Building's design has been praised.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Site==[/td]
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[td]New York Life officials bought the site in 1886, and work began in early 1887. When the building opened, it hosted numerous banks and law firms. In 1895, New York Life completed an annex, which burned down in 1913. Three New York businessmen bought the building in 1924, but New York Life took back ownership in 1931 and renovated the structure. The Granthurst Realty Company bought the building in 1944, and [[Transcontinental & Western Air]] and [[Waddell & Reed]] occupied large amounts of space in the mid-20th century. Stanley J. Bushman bought the New York Life Building in 1981, with plans to renovate it. The building was abandoned for much of the 1990s following a failed attempt to convert it into apartments. Local utility fìrm [[Aquila, Inc.|UtiliCorp]] (later Aquila) moved its downtown headquarters into the building in 1996 after renovating the structure. Aquila moved out of the building in 2007, and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph]] purchased it in 2010, using the structure as administrative offices.[/td]Revision as of 17:22, 3 September 2025
[/td][td]New York Life officials bought the site in 1886, and work began in early 1887. When the building opened, it hosted numerous banks and law firms. In 1895, New York Life completed an annex, which burned down in 1913. Three New York businessmen bought the building in 1924, but New York Life took back ownership in 1931 and renovated the structure. The Granthurst Realty Company bought the building in 1944, and [[Transcontinental & Western Air]] and [[Waddell & Reed]] occupied large amounts of space in the mid-20th century. Stanley J. Bushman bought the New York Life Building in 1981, with plans to renovate it. The building was abandoned for much of the 1990s following a failed attempt to convert it into apartments. Local utility fìrm [[Aquila, Inc.|UtiliCorp]] (later Aquila) moved its downtown headquarters into the building in 1996 after renovating the structure. Aquila moved out of the building in 2007, and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph]] purchased it in 2010, using the structure as administrative offices.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The building has an "H"-shaped plan, with two pairs of 10-story wings connected by a central 12-story tower. The wings originally flanked [[light court]]s to the north and south, though the northern light court was replaced with additional office space during the 1990s renovation. The Ninth Street and Baltimore Avenue facades are clad in brick and brownstone and are elaborately decorated, with multiple tiers of arched windows. The main entrance on Ninth Street is topped by a bronze sculpture of an eagle sculpted by [[Louis Saint-Gaudens]]. Its [[superstructure]] consists of [[cast iron]] columns and exterior [[load-bearing wall]]s. The interior spans {{Convert|200,000|ft2}}, with wood decorations, a marble lobby with a [[barrel vault]]ed ceiling, mosaic-tiled corridors, and 400 rooms on the upper stories.[/td]
[td]The building has an "H"-shaped plan, with two pairs of 10-story wings connected by a central 12-story tower. The wings originally flanked [[light court]]s to the north and south, though the northern light court was replaced with additional office space during the 1990s renovation. The Ninth Street and Baltimore Avenue facades are clad in brick and brownstone and are elaborately decorated, with multiple tiers of arched windows. The main entrance on Ninth Street is topped by a bronze sculpture of an eagle sculpted by [[Louis Saint-Gaudens]]. Its [[superstructure]] consists of [[cast iron]] columns and exterior [[load-bearing wall]]s. The interior spans {{Convert|200,000|ft2}}, with wood decorations, a marble lobby with a [[barrel vault]]ed ceiling, mosaic-tiled corridors, and 400 rooms on the upper stories. Over the years, the New York Life Building's design has been praised.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Site==[/td]
[td]==Site==[/td]
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